THE NEW YORK TIMES CALLED MAURICE SENDAK "THE MOST IMPORTANT CHILDREN'S BOOK ARTIST OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY." YOU CAN SEE SOME OF SENDAK'S ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND PAINTINGS AT THE PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY. THEY'RE ON DISPLAY THERE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. THE EXHIBIT IS CALLED "MAURICE SENDAK: FIFTY YEARS, WORKS, REASONS." IT HONORS THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHING OF SENDAK'S CLASSIC "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE." THE DRAWINGS BRING BACK FOND MEMORIES FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. "I really liked reading 'Where the Wild Things Are' and 'In the Night Kitchen.' I'm an artist myself and it's good to check out the drawings. They're cool." THE SENDAK EXHIBIT RUNS